Dragon's Origin

Chapter 296: Leaving the Capital (Part 1)

After settling down the young experts from the Old Lord's Temple who were there for training, Wang Sheng basically had nothing else to do. The preparations for entering the Thousand Absolutes Land were shockingly fast on the Grand Master's side. Wang Sheng made the request one day, and the next morning, the Grand Master told Wang Sheng that he could leave at any time.

The Old Lord's Temple truly lived up to its name. As the representative of the number one religion in the world, its financial, material, and human resources were simply astonishing.

When Wang Sheng was on Earth, he had heard historians say that in some ancient dynasties, the wealth of temples exceeded the national treasury. At the time, Wang Sheng thought it was a joke. Now, looking at the Old Lord's Temple, it didn't seem like an exaggeration.

One hundred Taoists, half of them old with white hair and beards, and half of them middle-aged or even young, were planning to go with Wang Sheng into the Thousand Absolutes Land.

To be selected for a spot to enter the Thousand Absolutes Land, there were definitely strict standards. Being an expert was a must, with the weakest being at least in the fifth level. In addition, everyone had to be loyal to the Old Lord's Temple and the Taoist sect. These two were red lines that couldn't be crossed. This concerned the future development of the Old Lord's Temple, so they couldn't be careless.

Each of these people had their own specialties. Some were good at formations, some were good at crafting, and some were good at alchemy, and so on. In general, if the Old Lord's Temple didn't count its land but only its people, it was like a small principality, with all kinds of talents and almost complete self-sufficiency.

If it were just people, Wang Sheng wouldn't be so surprised. But looking at the things the Old Lord's Temple had prepared, there were piles of various formation stone materials, worth about ten million gold coins. And that was just the formation stones, not counting anything else.

The storage rings used to hold these things and the food and water for everyone to live on inside numbered in the hundreds. Each one was worth at least ten thousand gold coins, and the good ones were worth tens or hundreds of thousands. This batch of storage rings stunned Wang Sheng.

Although Wang Sheng also had many storage rings, all obtained after killing enemies in the Thousand Absolutes Land, totaling dozens. But the quality was uneven, with some being excellent and some being extremely poor. Later, Wang Sheng streamlined them, giving away or exchanging those that were useless for gold coins and equipment. Now he usually only carried a dozen or so on his body, distributed in various places.

Although Wang Sheng was also a rare rich man, compared to the Old Lord's Temple, he was nothing. Just the storage rings they took out were enough to make Wang Sheng look like a pauper.

Even with all this, the Old Lord's Temple didn't even twitch, completing all the preparations in one day without alarming any other forces in the capital. It could only be said that the Old Lord's Temple's foundation was frighteningly deep.

Wang Sheng was very happy. The bigger the backer he had, the more secure his safety would be. He wasn't opposed to joining the Old Lord's Temple. Cooperation was good.

After agreeing to meet with the people from the Old Lord's Temple at the edge of the Thousand Absolutes Land near the capital, Wang Sheng returned to the Marquis's residence in the capital to arrange everything for his departure.

Saying goodbye to Mei'er was a must. The little girl had been very busy recently, and had even tempted Wang Sheng less. Originally, Mei'er was very strong. She hadn't shown any weakness when she was abandoned and purged by Baoqing Yu Tang, but when she heard that Wang Sheng was leaving, she suddenly lost control.

In front of her two personal maids, Mei'er threw herself into Wang Sheng's arms without reservation, tightly hugging his stalwart body, tears flowing silently.

This man had given her the greatest help in her weakest moment, but just as she had returned to the peak of her life, he was about to leave again.

Although it had only been a few months, Mei'er had become accustomed to this kind of life, accustomed to having Wang Sheng by her side, accustomed to Wang Sheng easily solving any major problem with a smile. Only by Wang Sheng's side could she, a woman, fully display her abilities and do what she liked to do.

Saving her life was like that, taking back the Marquis's residence was like that, helping her suppress Baoqing Yu Tang was like that, giving her Qiansheng Yuan was like that, taking her to meet Uncle Su and Madam Su was like that. With Wang Sheng by her side, Mei'er gained unprecedented peace of mind and happiness.

Although Mei'er had always known that Wang Sheng couldn't stay in the capital for too long, and that he couldn't be the Changsheng Marquis for too long, she had been deceiving herself, thinking that there was still time, that Wang Sheng was still here, and that he wouldn't leave immediately. She would also mischievously tempt Wang Sheng and tease Wang Sheng.

No one knew how much Mei'er cared about Wang Sheng's words. Wang Sheng had said that after Mei'er cultivated to the peak of the fourth level, the limit of the Illusionary Fox Yuan Soul, he would teach her how to break through. These days, Mei'er had been secretly cultivating diligently, and had even learned many secret methods from Madam Su for her natural charm cultivation. She believed that in less than half a year, Mei'er would be able to cultivate to the peak of the fourth level.

But when Wang Sheng was really about to leave, Mei'er couldn't help it. She had many things she wanted to say to Wang Sheng, but as a daughter, she was too reserved to say them. Although she seemed very open when she tempted Wang Sheng, her heart had always been guarded for one person.

Wang Sheng didn't reject her, Mei'er could feel it. However, Wang Sheng, for some reason, didn't seem to accept her either. This made Mei'er very frustrated, and she wanted to ask directly why, but she knew that when she asked, it might be when Wang Sheng completely left her. So she never asked.

Now that Wang Sheng was leaving, Mei'er still couldn't say it, couldn't ask it, and could only hug him tightly and cry silently.

Wang Sheng wasn't a stone man. How could Wang Sheng not see Mei'er's feelings for him? But in Wang Sheng's heart, he could never let go of the girl in his dream. Even if he was reluctant, Wang Sheng still had to leave.

Gently patting Mei'er's fragrant shoulder, Wang Sheng softly persuaded Mei'er, "Don't worry, I'm just going to the Thousand Absolutes Land for a trip, and by the way, I'm going to that underground palace to refine some pills. I'll be back soon."

Mei'er left Wang Sheng's arms somewhat embarrassedly, looking at Wang Sheng with teary eyes, and nodded slightly.

"If there's any trouble with business matters, go to Uncle Su next door. He took our family's share, he can't just take the money and not do anything." Wang Sheng instructed again, fearing that Mei'er would be unwilling to trouble him, he added, "Don't be afraid to trouble him, the more trouble the better."

Mei'er hummed and nodded, but still didn't dare to look up at Wang Sheng.

"When I come back, I hope to see that the beauty salon you and Madam Su are running has already opened." Wang Sheng added another task for Mei'er, so that she wouldn't think wildly. Only by having something to do would she not think crookedly.

"I know!" Mei'er agreed, but secretly vowed in her heart that when Wang Sheng came back, she would definitely give him a big surprise.